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ost::IPV4Multicast Class Reference

A specialization of IPV4Address that provides address validation for multicast addresses.A multicast network address. More...

#include <address.h>

Inheritance diagram for ost::IPV4Multicast:

ost::IPV4Address List of all members.

Public Member Functions

 IPV4Multicast ()
 Create an Internet Multicast Address object with an empty (0.0.0.0) address.
 IPV4Multicast (const struct in_addr address)
 Convert the system internet address data type (struct in_addr) into a Common C++ IPV4Multicast object.
 IPV4Multicast (const char *address)
 Convert a null terminated ASCII multicast address string (example: "224.0.0.1") or multicast name string (example: "sap.mcast.net") directly into a Common C++ IPV4Multicast object.

Detailed Description

A specialization of IPV4Address that provides address validation for multicast addresses.A multicast network address.

Whenever its value changes the new value is checked to be in the range from 224.0.0.1 through 239.255.255.255. If it is not, an exception is thrown.

Author:
Federico Montesino <p5087@quintero.fie.us.es>


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

ost::IPV4Multicast::IPV4Multicast  ) 
 

Create an Internet Multicast Address object with an empty (0.0.0.0) address.

ost::IPV4Multicast::IPV4Multicast const struct in_addr  address  ) 
 

Convert the system internet address data type (struct in_addr) into a Common C++ IPV4Multicast object.

Parameters:
address struct of system used binary internet address.

ost::IPV4Multicast::IPV4Multicast const char *  address  ) 
 

Convert a null terminated ASCII multicast address string (example: "224.0.0.1") or multicast name string (example: "sap.mcast.net") directly into a Common C++ IPV4Multicast object.

Works like IPV4Address(const char*).

Parameters:
address null terminated C string.


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